Dr. Pedro Santoni
Professor and Chair

E-Mail: psantoni@csusb.edu
Phone: (909) 537-5530
Fax: (909) 537-7645

Education

B.A. 1978, University of Notre Dame
J.D. 1981, University of Puerto Rico
Ph. D. 1987, El Colegio de Mexico

Areas of Specialization

Latin American history
Nineteenth century Mexican politics and military
The U.S.-Mexican War

Courses Offered

World Civilizations II
World Civilizations III
History of Modern Mexico
Latin American History thru Film
Modern Central America
Foreign Relations of Latin America
Colonial Latin America
Modern Latin America
Contemporary Latin America
Latin American History through Film

Publications

"Where Did the Other Heroes Go?  Exalting the Polko National Guard Battalions in Nineteenth-Century Mexico," Journal of Latin American Studies, 34 (November 2002), 807-844. 

"Lucas Balderas: Popular Leader and Patriot," in Jeffrey M. Pilcher, ed., The Human Tradition in Mexico.  Wilmington: Scholarly Resources, 2003, 41-56.

Mexicans at Arms: Puro Federalists and the Politics of War, 1845-1848

Associate Editor, The United States and Mexico at War: Nineteenth Century Expansionism and Conflict

"The Failure of Mobilization: The Civic Militia of Mexico in 1846," Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos

"A Fear of the People: The Civic Militia of Mexico in 1845," Hispanic American Historical Review

"El cabildo de la ciudad de Mexico ante las reformas militares en Nueva Espana, 1765-1711," Historia Mexicana

Current Research
Interests
and Projects

Mexican civic militias between the late 1840's and the 1870's